We need to plant the right tree in the right place, he said. Maze said these factors are taken into consideration when the city selects a tree to plant at a public place, be it at a park, at the Municipal Golf Course, or along the streets. Being named a Tree City USA is quite significant because that gives the city a little more clout when pursuing some grants, for example, said Maze who recently retired after helping shepherd the communitys tree program since 1982. Trees are important but...

Examples include the proposed 4,086-acre Cascadia development in East Pierce County and the 450-acre Falling Water development near Bonney Lake, both on former Weyerhaeuser land; and the Gig Harbor North commercial development and portions of the Sunrise development, which once belonged to Pope Resources. Examples include the proposed 4,086-acre Cascadia development in East Pierce County and the 450-acre Falling Water development near Bonney Lake, both on former Weyerhaeuser land; and the...

Leweko is an integrated timber group with upstream forest concessions and operate downstream manufacturing of wood-based products including logs, sawn timber and moulded timber. He said the group was actively looking at proposals with a view to acquire prospective moulded timber and timber flooring outfits to expand its downstream operations. LEWEKO Resources Bhd, one of Peninsular Malaysia's largest timber concessionaire will focus on margin expansion and potential mergers and...

The forest plan revision process crossed three years and includes among its recommendations an increase in the regulation of oil- and gas-drilling in the Allegheny National Forest and the addition of two wilderness areas. In reviewing many of the letters we received, I was struck by the passion expressed by so many people about the future of their national forest, Morse said. The plan was developed by a team of Forest Service land managers who collaborated with federal, state and local...

Email this Release . Printer-Friendly. Upon completion, Sakha projects an initial annual harvesting capacity of 500,000 m3 and a gradual increase over a five-year period to 5 million m3, which at current prices of $80 per cubic meter equates to some $400 million annual revenue at that 5-year production target. Upon completion, Sakha projects an initial annual harvesting capacity of 500,000 m3 and a gradual increase over a five-year period to 5 million m3, which at current prices of $80 per...

In a 4-foot-wide raised bed system, a single row planted 24 inches apart should give plenty of opportunity for developing a full matted row system by the end of the growing season. With a typical matted row system, plant June bearing varieties early in the spring and expect maximum yields the following year. Proper planting depth of the plant is very important. Strawberries are probably the best small fruit crop for a home gardener to plant. Please suggest steps to establish a new planting...

Forest fire now creates a very real threat to life and property, and there's a whole lot of difference between burning down big trees and burning down expensive homes. An 80-year-old woman had to be rescued from her home in March when a fire that began in dry landscaping grass spread and threatened her apartment complex in Garden City Beach, firefighters said. But he said the line between development and wilderness - what area foresters call the wildland-urban interface - is shrinking in...

Space Science Technology Health General Sci-fi & Gaming Oddities International Business Politics Education Entertainment Sports Posted on: Sunday, 1 April 2007, 12:00 CDT Spring Means Time to Put Down Roots: Cities to Take Advantage of Weather, Nursery Special. Space Science Technology Health General Sci-fi & Gaming Oddities International Business Politics Education Entertainment Sports Posted on: Sunday, 1 April 2007, 12:00 CDT Spring Means Time to Put Down Roots: Cities to Take Advantage...

Timber ruled the Klamath Basin, but after the timber industry's decline in the '90s other employers have stepped up. Timber industry no longer dominant. March 31, 2007 Times change, especially for community economics - 20 years ago, a list of the top employers in the county would have painted a different picture. Jeld-Wen has long been the economic rock of the community, but Merle West and the county school district have had their fortunes inexorably tied to the rise and fall of the...